Wheal Maid

Wheal Maid should not be confused with Wheal Maid Decline, a nearby locale which was a later working in the 1980s.

Wheal Maid was also known as Wheal Maiden.

Wheal Maid was started as a standalone operation (possibly as early as 1782), but was later (1852) worked as part of the St Day United Mines. The United Mines were closed in around the 1870s.

The mine contained five named lodes, and it is possible well labelled specimens will be marked with the lode they are from – Martyns Lode, North Lode, South Lode, Tremaynes Lode and an unnamed lode.

Further reading

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-942.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheal_Maid
• https://www.buddlepit.co.uk/mine-explorer/Database/MineDetails.html?id=MWZTt-Qd4_ojhFkIAm4gDg==

We may have some stock from specific locales in Cornwall:

• Binner Downs Mine, Leedstown, Crowan, Cornwall
• Bodelva Pit, Bodelva, St Blaise, Cornwall
• Boiling Well Mine, Upton Towans, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall
• Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall - including Wheal Cock, Wheal Tolvan
• Charlotte United Mines, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
• Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
• Crowns Rock, Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
• Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Cornwall
• Drakewalls Mine, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, UK
• Fowey Consols, Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall
• Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall
• Great South Tolgus, Tarewaste, Cornwall
• Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall
• Gravel Hill Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
• Great Longstone China Clay Pit, Longstone Downs, St Mewan, Cornwall, England, UK
• Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall
• Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall
• High Cross, Brill, Constantine, Cornwall
• Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall
• Holmbush Mine, Callington United Mines, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall
• Idless Woods, Truro, Cornwall
• Lanterdan Quarry, Treknow, Tintagel, Cornwall
• Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall
• Loe Warren Zawn, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
• Melbur China Clay Pit, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall
• Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall
• Mulberry Mine, Mulberry Downs, Lanivet, Cornwall
• Old Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall
• Parson's Park Pit, St Neot, Cornwall
• Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall
• Penlee Beach, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall
• Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall
• Penpol smelter slag locality, Penpol, Feock, Cornwall
• Pentireglaze Mine, Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall
• Pentreath Beach, Landewednack, Cornwall
• Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall - including Wheal Phoenix
• Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall - formerly Trinity Mine
• South Caradon Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall
• South Crofty Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall
• The Gannel Smelter slag locality, Crantock, Cornwall
• Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall
• Tolvadden Mine, Marazion, Cornwall
• Tresungers Mine, Port Isaac, St Endellion, Cornwall
• Trevarthian Downs Mine (Trevarthen Mine), St Hilary, Cornwall
• Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall
• West Wheal Jewel, St Day, Cornwall
• Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
• Wheal Elizabeth, Great Hewas United Mines, St Ewe, Cornwall
• Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall
• Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall
• Wheal Pendarves, Killivose, Camborne, Cornwall
• Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall
• Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall
• Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall
• Wheal Wrey, St Ive, Cornwall

You can also view all of our UK stock here:

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